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Electric Vehicles: Excise Duties

Commons · Question 100037 · Tabled 15 Dec 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 18 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the assessment for electric Vehicle Excise Duty will differentiate between (a) petrol, (b) diesel and (c) electricity usage for plug-in hybrids.

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 18 Dec 2025

As announced at Budget 2025, the Government is introducing Electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED) from April 2028, a new mileage charge for electric and plug-in hybrid cars, recognising that EVs contribute to congestion and wear and tear on the roads but pay...